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Ethics opinions promulgated by bar associations and disciplinary agencies regarding e-mail encryption, cloud computing, records management, and more, provide guidance on how a law firm should go about securing a client's confidential information.Real estate practitioners acting as title agents...

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Published in:Probate and Property 2017-09, Vol.31 (5), p.52
Main Authors: Hoenig, Gerald J, Reach, Catherine Sanders
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Attorneys
Bar associations
Cybercrime
Cybersecurity
Data encryption
Data integrity
Ethics
Information technology
Instant messaging
Internet access
Law firms
Privacy
Probate
Servers
Software
Surveys
Verbal communication
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Summary:Ethics opinions promulgated by bar associations and disciplinary agencies regarding e-mail encryption, cloud computing, records management, and more, provide guidance on how a law firm should go about securing a client's confidential information.Real estate practitioners acting as title agents in mortgage financing transactions have data security requirements under obligations expressed by TRID (Truth in Lending Action/Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Integrated Disclosure), enforced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.The link was then relayed via e-mail, but the folder contained the materials from the investigation plus the entire claims file.Because the folder was not password protected, all of the documents were available.[...]SaaS based document management systems, like NetDocuments, have client portals designed to make it easy for attorneys to share documents with clients via a secure login.
ISSN:0164-0372
2163-0135